Welcome to my digital portfolio! I'm a passionate professional with a unique blend of technical expertise, athletic discipline, and creative thinking. Here you'll discover my journey through career achievements, educational milestones, athletic pursuits, and personal interests that shape who I am today.
Working in the music collections team, developing distributed services that manage song collections across multiple regions. Building scalable microservices that read from global DynamoDB tables and serve music data to millions of users worldwide.
AWS Ecosystem: Building serverless architectures with Lambda functions, DynamoDB for global data storage, and various AWS services for scalable deployments.
Infrastructure as Code: Using AWS CDK with TypeScript for managing and developing service infrastructure, ensuring consistent and reproducible deployments.
Scala 3 & Functional Programming: Developing services with cats.effect, an asynchronous framework for writing robust functional code. Passionate about Scala and continuously expanding expertise in functional programming paradigms.
Java & Spring: Maintaining and developing services using Java with Spring framework when required by legacy systems or specific project needs.
Contract-First Development: Utilizing Smithy with smithy4s to define and manage API contracts, ensuring type-safe communication between distributed services.
Multi-Region Architecture: Designing and implementing services that operate seamlessly across different geographical regions with global data consistency.
I'm genuinely passionate about Scala and functional programming. The elegance of immutable data structures, the power of type safety, and the expressiveness of functional abstractions make every day of coding a joy. I'm excited to continue deepening my understanding of Scala 3's advanced features and exploring the ever-evolving functional programming ecosystem.
Concentration: Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
🏊♂️ Full Varsity Swimming Scholarship - Maintained academic excellence while training 20 hours per week, earning Academic All-Conference honors and competing at the NCAA Division 1 level.
Foundation in computer science principles with consistent academic excellence throughout undergraduate studies.
🎓 Combined Athletic & Academic Excellence - Received 90% scholarship covering both varsity swimming and academic achievement, demonstrating dedication in both areas.
Balanced rigorous academic pursuits with elite-level athletic competition, developing exceptional time management, discipline, and perseverance. This dual commitment has shaped my approach to problem-solving and teamwork in professional settings.
My swimming career spans from international competition to NCAA Division 1 excellence, teaching me discipline, teamwork, and the relentless pursuit of excellence.
Gold Medal: 100m Freestyle
Gold Medal: 50m Freestyle
1st Place: 400 Freestyle Relay
1st Place: 400 Medley Relay
2nd Place: 100 Free (School Record)
3rd All-Time: Fastest Program History
Honored for exceptional balance of
athletic performance and
academic achievement
Island Games Champion
Multiple Gold Medals
Atlantic 10 Championships
Relay Gold Medals
Academic All-Conference
Excellence in Pool & Classroom
Swimming at the highest levels taught me that excellence isn't just about talent—it's about consistency, resilience, and the ability to perform under pressure. These lessons from the pool directly translate to my approach in software engineering: meticulous preparation, team collaboration, and the drive to continuously improve and break personal records.
Beyond work and athletics, these are the passions that fuel my creativity, strengthen my body and mind, and provide balance in my daily life.
Music is my creative outlet and emotional anchor. Whether discovering new artists, exploring different genres, or simply letting melodies transport me to different worlds, music provides the soundtrack to both my focused work sessions and relaxation moments.
Transitioning from competitive swimming to weightlifting, I've found a new appreciation for building strength and pushing physical boundaries. The discipline and progressive overload mindset from lifting directly parallels my approach to mastering new technologies.
Reading broadens my perspective and deepens my understanding of life's complexities. From philosophy to technical literature, each book offers new insights that shape both my personal growth and professional approach.
by Marcus Aurelius
This timeless work of Stoic philosophy has profoundly impacted my perspective on resilience, self-reflection, and finding meaning through challenges. Marcus Aurelius's insights on discipline and rational thinking resonate deeply with both my athletic background and professional mindset.
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." - Marcus Aurelius